HLM
![HLM of Jardin Frémin, in Survilliers. In France, 72% of HLM (95% since 2000) are houses or small buildings of 20 apartments.[1]](/uploads/202501/18/Survilliers_(95),_barre_HLM_du_Jardin_Frémin0959.jpg)

HLM (pronounced: [aʃ ɛl ɛm]) is the acronym of Habitation à Loyer Modéré ("rent-controlled housing"), a form of private or public housing in France, and also in Switzerland.
HLMs constitute 16% of all housing in France. There are approximately four million such residences, housing an estimated 10 million people. The standard of living in the HLM housing projects is often the lowest in the country.